The internet is full of opinions. Most of the time, it’s not positive, especially when it comes to women. Mira Rajput Kapoor has found herself at the receiving end of massive trolling after a regular grocery shopping trip with daughter Misha.

A run-off-the-mill trip to Foodhall, in Mumbai’s Khar, has gotten Mira a lot of flak. Why? She was wearing a yellow mini skirt, which many deemed “inappropriate”.

Her daughter Misha was wearing a red and grey jersey with red shorts. Believe it or not, even that outfit got trolled! One social media user said, “Somebody pls tell her to start buying her own clothes and stop raiding Misha’s closet..poor Misha is now wearing her dad’s jersey.”

Now, there are two things wrong with that comment--the first being the assumption that a mini skirt is only for a very young girl; the second being that a female child cannot own a jersey because it’s what “men” wear.

If you look through the comments, over and over again, people are trolling Mira for wearing her daughter’s clothes. Since when were women who are mothers banned from wearing skirts? It’s a bright, yellow colour, which looks great on a hot day. Bright and breezy.

Mira can wear what she damn well pleases to. As it is, Indian mothers face so much scrutiny from society. They can’t breastfeed in public, they can’t be seen partying, they can’t be too busy working to take care of their kids… the list is endless. Men, however, don’t have to comply to the same standards. They walk around in shorts and go out with their boys on the regular--all is kosher for men.

Leave the children alone

Recently, Shahid opened up about the constant trolling his family--wife Mira, daughter Misha, and son Zain--receives on social media on Neha Dhupia’s show. It looks like Mira is not very concerned about people trolling her but gets worked up when trolls go after her children. We don’t blame her. Children should be left alone.

Shahid said that Mira approaches him about it and says, "How can somebody say this? Are they not human beings? Don't they understand they're talking about children?"

Amen to that last question. People should keep their opinions to themselves. Even celebrities deserve a break from the spotlight. Who hasn’t gone to the grocery store in casual clothing like sweat pants and skirts? Celebrities are people too. We seem to forget that little detail.